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FIFA President Receives Lebanese Passport

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has completed the process of obtaining Lebanese citizenship during his visit to Beirut. He received his passport at the Ministry of Interior and expressed his love for Lebanon. Infantino holds dual citizenship and is married to a Lebanese woman.

FIFA President Receives Lebanese Passport

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has completed the process of obtaining Lebanese citizenship during his current visit to Beirut with his family. Yesterday, Infantino held several meetings, starting at the Lebanese Ministry of Interior, where he received his Lebanese passport. "I am proud and happy to be in Beirut and at the Ministry of Interior to finally get my Lebanese passport... I love Lebanon," Infantino said in a video for the Lebanese Football Association website. Infantino (55 years old) holds dual Swiss and Italian citizenship. He is married to Lebanese Lena Ashkar, a former employee of the Lebanese Football Association, and they have four daughters.

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